To start of this week's topic, I will show you a video on the difference between traditional journalists vs citizen journalists
Citizen Journalism is set to stay.
Everyone can be journalists now, churning out stories at anytime and anyplace. Journalists used to just publish for one paper. With citizen journalism, these journalists can talk about their stories at any platform. Especially with the emergence of social media, these stories get published more easily and well, even faster!
(as fast as SONIC the hedgehog hehe. & yes i find the fast gif highly amusing!!haha)
(as fast as SONIC the hedgehog hehe. & yes i find the fast gif highly amusing!!haha)
Not to mention, journalists may even use the stories that the citizen journalists publish and expand more than the stories to get more insights.
In Singapore, we have Stomp.
It's where citizens can just post anything interesting under the sun. I mean literally. There are reports about crimes, even. Citizen journalism provides first hand point of view from the people, FOR the people. I feel it's more personal and more biased. People only say things that are favourable to them. (aka, more sensationalised)
In Stomp, there is the citizen journalism award of the month. Every month, there will be an article running for "top" citizen journalist's articles at the end of the month. They will usually be competing with other entries. The one receiving most likes from the people (by voting via Stomp Facebook page) will receive recognition and this will actually "pay tribute to the most impactful, engaing and much-talked-about stories contributed by the man in the street." (mumbrella, 2013)
With the emergence of such awards, it is no doubt citizen journalism will have a new height, most likely because of the recognition that they can receive via this site.
With the emergence of such awards, it is no doubt citizen journalism will have a new height, most likely because of the recognition that they can receive via this site.
Curious if there were any similar citizen journalism sites in Singapore, i googled about it in other countries. First, was to check out our neighbours, the Malaysians.
The first thing that came out was this site.
It even explicitly talks about having training before you can become a citizen journalists. They also added that they have to have internships before they are allowed to publish their own work/news. That is a far cry from Singapore definitely. We don't even have trainings!
The first thing that came out was this site.
It even explicitly talks about having training before you can become a citizen journalists. They also added that they have to have internships before they are allowed to publish their own work/news. That is a far cry from Singapore definitely. We don't even have trainings!
Wow, didn't know the malaysians regulate their news, even using citizen journalists!
Read more about them and what they do here.
Read more about them and what they do here.
In the end, I think journalists and citizen journalists have to work hand in hand so that the stories published are worthy of reading. (but really, most of us love sensationalised stories don't we?)
Oh well, oh well. I am going to leave y'all with a picture of how you budding citizen journalists look like when you're gonna publish a photo you just took ahahah:
Till then,
A.
Oh well, oh well. I am going to leave y'all with a picture of how you budding citizen journalists look like when you're gonna publish a photo you just took ahahah:
Till then,
A.
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